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foundling hospital (encz) | foundling hospital, n: |
Foundling hospital (gcide) | Foundling \Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to
find + -ling; cf. f["u]ndling, findling. See Find, v. t.,
and -ling.]
A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent
or owner.
[1913 Webster]
Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
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foundling hospital (wn) | foundling hospital
n 1: a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown
parents) are taken in and cared for [syn: creche,
foundling hospital] |
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Foundling hospital (gcide) | Foundling \Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to
find + -ling; cf. f["u]ndling, findling. See Find, v. t.,
and -ling.]
A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent
or owner.
[1913 Webster]
Foundling hospital, a hospital for foundlings.
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